The final product features a synthetic turf field atop a 525-car garage.
The design team created a visually appealing structure that blends seamlessly into the lush, green landscape of WPI’s campus. The design leverages the existing topography to minimize the impact of parking on the campus and the surrounding neighborhood.
The project earned a Green Garage Certification, in part by reducing heat island effect.
Many of the structure’s most innovative features are hidden.
The field must drain quickly in a rainstorm, but the garage must remain dry. To solve this, the team coordinated the storm drainage system to ensure that the garage stays unaffected by adverse weather and no pooling occurs at field level.
The new facility includes on-field drinking fountains, bottle-fillers, and discreet sanitary plumbing vent termination points. It boasts visiting team lockers, concession areas, and field equipment storage for the adjacent competition fields.
The single story, 660 by 250 feet precast structure features a brick façade.
WPI’s new venue can accommodate 300 spectators. New stairs and elevators improve accessibility between the parking garage and fields.
Field lighting allows for evening games, while perimeter netting provides containment for stray balls.
